谷 Kanji – valley
The Japanese kanji 谷 can mean valley.
Meaning and Readings
How is 谷 read?
谷 has the onyomi reading コク and the kunyomi readings たに, きわまる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as koku, tani, kiwamaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 谷
These common Japanese words contain 谷. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 盤谷（バンコク） — Bangkok (Thailand)
- 峡谷（きょうこく） — gorge, ravine, canyon, glen
- 渓谷（けいこく） — valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 谷間（たにま） — valley, ravine, gorge, chasm
- 谷川（たにがわ） — mountain stream
- 谷底（たにぞこ） — valley floor, bottom of a gorge, bottom of a ravine
- 谷（たに） — valley
- 渋谷（しぶや） — Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo), Shibuya
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